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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.47 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster's oration on the Compromise Bill |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published in Washington, D.C. by Gideon & Co., printers. Includes a dedication written on the front cover, likely to his brother-in-law James William Paige, stating "My dear friend & brother, accept this, as a copy of my last speech in Congress. Yours affectionately ... " Signed by Daniel Webster. Webster's speech supported the Compromise Bill of 1850, focusing on the following points: admission of California to the Union as a free state, the organization of New Mexico and Utah territories with no mention of slavery (the institution was to be decided upon by inhabitants of the state at a later date), the prohibition of slavery in Washington, D.C., harsher fugitive slave laws, and the settlement of Texas boundary claims. Webster delivered this speech on 17 July 1850 and is credited for influencing the Bill's passage. |
| Subjects | Politics Congress American West Statehood Westward Expansion Slavery African American History State Constitution Washington, D.C. Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Texas Boundary or Property Dispute Abolition |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, James William (fl. 1824-1852) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |